Wednesday, August 26, 2026

The Upcoming World : The Decades-Long Neptune Pluto Sextile

  Manipulation of the Collective Unconscious

The Neptune Pluto cycle is one of the longest, lasting approximately between 493 and 500 years. They started their current cycle August 1st, 1891 at 8º36' Gemini with the North Node of the Moon. The Gemini 8º corresponds to the Egyptian Term of Jupiter which guarantees global expansion of communicated messages. Gemini ruler, Mercury was domicile applying to a square at 2º3' Virgo. There is a square to the Sun Mars Chiron conjunction in Leo, an opportunity to make money (Venus Egyptian Term) with strategic (Mars) performance (Sun in Leo). 

Their sextile lasts some 80 to 90 years. They practically run around the zodiac constantly in sextile. The reason of this article is that after a period of a few decades when they did not have any partile sextile, they are now in a six year period when their sextile will be exact 13 times. Here are the dates and degrees of the perfect sextile:

July 25, 2026 @ 4º 19' Aries - Aquarius

September 16, 2026 @ 3º 15'

June 28, 2027 @ 6º 37'

October 16, 2027 @ 4º 44'

June 9, 2028 @ 8º 37'

November 7, 2028 @ 6º 30'

May 22, 2029 @ 10º 25'

November 30, 2029 @ 8º 25'

May 4, 2030 @ 12º 02

December 26, 2030 @ 10º 34

April 12, 2031 @ 13º 25'

February 10, 2032 @ 13º 28'

February 29, 2032 @ 14º 01'

Their cycle in Gemini relates to communications, ways of thinking, learning, and expressing ideas. In order to understand the meaning of the cycle, and in particular of the sextile, one needs to explore the essential traits of each, and how they have combined overtime while in this angular relationship. 

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The Archetypes

Neptune 

Neptune represents the inspiration necessary for creativity; the clairvoyance and the vision beyond the material existence that shows what is possible and the horizons one can reach after the veil is pierced. Neptune helps us transcend the mere mediocrity of the material realm through dreams of another kind of world. He is the ideals and the euphemisms, the hope and the illusion of something better. One can imagine fantastic ideas that broaden our understanding of other levels of existence. Everything comes from our unconscious, a world that we can only penetrate through reaching higher levels of consciousness.


With Neptune, one can realize that anything is possible, because it is enough to imagine another reality to project ourselves elsewhere, to the future, to another dimension, or to an alternative realm. This is why Neptune is associated with the alternative states of mind when using drugs, drinking alcohol, or in transcendental meditation. 

He inspires creators, musicians, artists. Many have confessed that in the creative act, they are taken by something that doesn't seem to be themselves, but comes from an incomprehensible dimension. They talk about downloads of ideas and images.

Of course, fantasy is ethereal, intangible, unfathomable, hard to grasp at times. Then Neptune can also represent delusions, or dissolution of reason as well. When people pierce deep into the spiritual realm, they can 'lose their minds', unable to logically ponder their experience and discern what is 'real' and what is not. 

Neptune has no boundaries. That's why he also represents the 'chaos' where everything is mixed together. That's how one comes to understand that material reality is, in fact, part of the spiritual reality; that they are not two separate irreconcilable domains.  

Boundaries to the ocean

Neptune is accessible mostly through our emotional subliminal states of mind. For that reason, he may make us believe anything, and end up deceived by others or even by ourselves. 

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Pluto

Pluto, on the contrary, represents the extreme force and intense pressure capable of splitting the atom, transforming biological matter into petroleum, carbon into diamond, or a caterpillar into a butterfly. Pluto kills and gives new life, decomposes or destroys and recomposes and rebuilds. He is the recycler in town. Thanks to Pluto, "nothing is lost, everything is transformed".


He is also extraordinary willpower, a great desire for life. Because of his obsessive and relentless attachment to life, and the material wealth. Pluto is the agent of our deep healing, and even our reincarnation. We can be thrown by him to the darkest corners of our psychological body into the 'night of the soul', but he will bring us back fresh and renewed. This powerful transformation is the subject of the ancient legend of Inanna from Ancient Mesopotamia. In that myth, we are Inanna and Pluto is Ereshkigal. 

Inanna and Ereshkigal, creative commons picture

However, his commonplace meaning includes obsessions, compulsions, exceptional levels of fear, the tiniest and the hugest, extraordinary life crises, and incredible healings. 

The sextile or 60º angle 

Graphic from Archetypal Explorer

As shown in the graphic from Archetypal Explorer, the sextile of our times started around the mid 40's of lasts about a Century. It had repeated exactitude during the 50's, and then in the 80's and remained within orb for several decades until now. From 2026 to 2032 the exact 60º angle will repeat 13 times, with an average of twice a year. (see dates above)

Their cycle has greatly transformed the way people think because Neptune and Pluto together are able to tap into the collective unconscious, and manipulate it to reform it. With Neptune, one can access the imagination, with Pluto one can reshape 'reality' and subtly impose the new version. This is exactly what the information industry has been doing in order to impose ideologies, political tendencies, medical beliefs, and even commercial strategies to convince us to consume. 

The media appeals to the public targeting people's emotional body and imagination in a subliminal way. If they want you to smoke, they say that you will have more friends. If they want you to vote for a certain political party, they will target your most essential needs, for example 'we will cut taxes', 'we will create jobs', 'there is hope', or 'change' whatever is the hot subject of the day. If they need to sell a product that was in overproduction, like was the case of spinach decades ago, they created Popeye, to appeal to children who wanted to grow strong. If they want to sell vaccines, they will appeal to your fear of dying, etc. 

This advertising strategy is exactly what Edward Bernays bluntly and openly used and promoted during the 103 years of his life. I recommend you to watch this video to learn who he was and what he did, and how he did it. He  is said to be the "inventor" and, I'd say, master of mass unconscious manipulation. Apparently, he is the reason why you eat bacon for breakfast, women smoke, and even why the interventions in Latin America and other places by the government of the United States were accepted  as promoting 'democracy' and protection against the 'evil of communism'.


Now let's see the astrology of it. Edward Bernays was born on November 22, 1891 in Vienna, and died on March 9, 1995. Here is his birth chart: 


He was born when Neptune and Pluto started their conjunction amble that lasted 3 years, from 1891 to 1893. Both planets strolled along together from 6º to 8º but they perfected the first conjunction on August 1st, 1891 at 8º36'. 

His Mercury, ruler of Gemini, sweetened by Venus transits Sagittarius, the Sign of cultural expansion and publishing. Jupiter, ruler of Sagittarius and the magnifier of everything he touches, is in the Sign without boundaries, Pisces, and in perfect square to Neptune and Pluto. This helped him expand his publicity reach without limits.

Mercury is out-of-bounds parallel with Ceres, reason why his way of thinking and communicating was so exceptional. His Moon is parallel Neptune and contraparallel Sun, which could be the indicator of his inclination to deception. 

He had all the elements to spread the mission that Neptune and Pluto were to accomplish this time around. Remember that each Neptune Pluto cycle lasts around 500 years. Moreover, their cycles starting in Gemini will repeat until the years 3500 and beyond. 

Then, a crucial question should be asked: Are human beings actually able to think for themselves? Are we able to free ourselves from the mass manipulation and brainwashing? How can we free ourselves from reactions based on our emotions and basic needs (which are represented by the natal Moon in our charts)? 

To get started, you should learn what kind of natal Moon you have in your birth charts, its Sign, House, and aspects to other planets. Then it would be useful to learn what kind of Mercury (communications) you have. With this essential information, you may develop the necessary self awareness to be in control of your reactions and way of thinking. 

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Sunday, August 23, 2026

Unusual November 2026 for a Leo Figure - Mars Jupiter South Node Conjunction in Leo


I started looking at the Mars Jupiter South Node conjunction in Leo because it falls on one of my natal planets. The conjunction will be perfect from November 12 through November 16, 2026 at exactly 25º of Leo. Around April 15, 2027 there will be an approximation with the Moon and Jupiter at 17º, South Node at 18º and Mars at 22º.

I got curious to find out what could mean for me since I don’t remember this happening like this in my life. So, I plugged the data in my software, and what I found was astonishing: Mars, Jupiter and the South Node have been together in Leo only two times since the year 1000 CE! In 1244 and 1635.

My curiosity grew even larger, no Jupiterian pun intended, when I discovered what happened back those years. Interesting enough is the fact that in the three occasions, the conjunction is perfected in the third decan of Leo, which corresponds to Aries, and the Egyptian term of Mars; now at 25º, at 26º in 1244, and at 27º in 1635. The difference in these historical dates is that the South Node was in a tight out of Sign conjunction in Virgo. This makes our 2026 triple conjunction in Leo, a unique one since the year 1000 CE.

I asked myself if those degrees still keep their memories as many do obviously, otherwise we would not be speaking astrology. As the astrological expectation cannot be deceived, of course, there were conflicts, disagreements, battles, killings and lots of bloodshed, some in the name of religions whose first commandment reads “do not kill”. It seems that the major historical events related to the demise, demoting, banning, evasion or defeat of religious people, institutions or symbolic religious places, as well as disputes of sovereignty over territories.

October 7, 1635


Restrictions on religious people or institutions

On October 9, 1635, Roger Williams was banned from the Massachusetts Bay Colony as a religious dissident, after speaking out against punishments for religious offenses, and giving away Native American land.

Later on, December 23 the Shah Jahan, Emperor of India’s Mughal Empire, issues a decree against Portuguese Jesuits, ordering that the Agra Church be demolished and barring them from attempting to convert Hindus and Muslims to the Christian faith, but allows them to conduct their religious ceremonies in private. (1)

August 28, 1244


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Border Disputes

The Treaty of Newcastle

There was a Scottish-English border dispute dating to the Battle of Alnwick in 1174 that the respective Kings had not been able to resolve. In August 1244, they sent their armies to engage in combat due to the disputes concerning the exact position of the border line. After the two opposing armies met near Newcastle Upon Tyne hostilities were set aside and The Treaty of Newcastle was signed on August 14, 1244, between King Henry III of England and King Alexander II of Scotland. The peace was sealed by arranging a future marriage between English Princess Margaret and Scottish Prince Alexander (later Alexander III). They married in 1251 in York, when Margaret was 11 years old, and Alexander was 10 years old; they later had three children.(2)

Territory sovereignty

Pope Innocent IV was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 25 June 1243 until his death in 1254. During the previous Papacy, The Emperor Gregory IX had demanded the return of lands belonging to the Papal States which had been seized by the Emperor Frederick II. As Cardinal Sinibaldo, the new Pope, had been on friendly terms with Frederick.

The Emperor Frederick wrote a respectful letter to the new pontiff however, also expressed hope for an amicable settlement of the differences between the empire and the papacy. Negotiations began shortly afterwards but were not successful. The dispute continued mostly about the restitution of Lombardy to the Patrimony of St Peter.

The Emperor’s machinations aroused a good deal of anti-papal feelings in Italy, particularly in the Papal States, and imperial agents encouraged plots against papal rule. Realizing he was becoming increasingly unsafe in Rome, Innocent IV secretly and hurriedly withdrew, fleeing Rome on 7 June 1244. On October 5, 1244, he traveled to Lyon, France, where he arrived on November 29. Although the city was nominally subject to the Holy Roman Empire, Innocent IV was there under the protection of Louis IX.(3)

Religious defeat and rejection

Fall of Jerusalem

“In 1244, the holy city of Jerusalem fell to an alliance of Muslim forces led by a Khwarazmian army. The Christian and Jewish populations of the city were slaughtered and the bodies of the past crusader Kings of Jerusalem were dragged out of their tombs and thrown into the street. This massacre marked the end of Christian control, which would not resume in Jerusalem until the British mandate in the 20th century.” (4)

After hearing that Jerusalem was sacked by the Khwarazmians, the Crusaders assembled a force of some 1,000 cavalry and 6,000 men outside Acre, and were joined by 4000 men from the Ayyubid forces of Damascus and Homs – while Emir An-Nasir Dawud brought his army from Kerak.

On October 17 that Crusader army of some 10,000 men engaged in the Battle of La Forbie to be defeated near Hiribya (or La Forbie) by Egyptian and Khwarazmian forces. The army was destroyed, with about 7,500 men killed.(5)

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November 12-16, 2026


In the two previous cases, the Sun, ruler of Leo was respectively in Libra and Virgo. Now with the Sun in Scorpio, the triple conjunction may respond to financial issues, disputes, or crises. Sun and Mars are in mutual reception, supporting each other in some way. There could also be a mysterious or secret component, strategies of war, individuals disappearing from center stage due to financial mishandlings, or the uncovering of a religious figure’s manipulations behind the scenes. Scorpio imposes a profound transformation for such individual.

Pluto in Aquarius, modern ruler of Scorpio, may indicate that the target individual could have been involved in networks, political parties, or technology. Whomever might be affected, will certainly have a planet or angle around those degrees. Same should be considered if a territory is affected with border disputes.

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References

1- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1635

2- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Newcastle_(1244)

3- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Innocent_IV

4- https://thetemplarknight.com/2012/05/27/massacre-of-christians-in-jerusalem/

5- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Forbie

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Sunday, August 16, 2026

August 2026 - Leo and Pisces Eclipses - What they mean for you personally!

LEO Solar Eclipse

The greater significance of the Leo Solar Eclipse for the US and the American people.
The August 12, 2026 Leo Solar Eclipse comes with a tail, and it's not only Ketu, the tail of the Dragon. The tail to which I refer is a planetary 'retinue' of sorts. Having Mercury and Jupiter so close is all the more significant so given that they will promptly reactivate it when the degree point is still 'hot'.
Mercury will hit the degree point on August 19, 2026 exactly in the middle between the two eclipses. Mercury delight is to talk about it, so we will have a clear idea of what it brings.
Jupiter will hit it three times on October 3, 2026, February 26, and May 28, 2027, and will make sure the significance is blown out of proportion every time.


If that is not enough, we will have Mars revisit it on November 3, 2026 (I'm sure it rings a loud bell because it is the Midterm elections in the US) and on April 1º, 2027 (Fools Day) when he will STATION direct right at 20º of Leo. And Mars delight -especially in a Fire Sign- is irritation, fever, cuts, dryness or drought, impulsive behavior, aggressiveness, conflict, and war! Just remember that US and Israel attacked Iran on the day Mars joined the 28º of Aquarius where the Solar Eclipse had occurred early this year.

So, this is an eclipse to reckon with, be alert and vigilant also in your personal life. Keep those dates handy in your calendar and observe the happenings.






PISCES Lunar Eclipse

It is the last one in Pisces. It means that you are wrapping up the evolutionary process they brought to you in that House since September 17, 2024. Read your journal, reflect on the beginnings and most notably the culminations or completions you experienced related to this House's themes. Do you have any planets or angles there that were impacted?

 


Understanding how a North Node or South Node eclipse works on our native planets could be tricky. That is why I published some time ago the following videos where I explain what it means when an eclipse falls on each of our birth chart planets. Both videos come with Time Stamps for your convenience. 



Here is the video for the North Node eclipses. I hope you enjoy and find this information accurate and useful. If so, please comment, like the video and subscribe to my channel. Thank you, 



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Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Astrology of the US 250th Birthday - A Pyrotechnic Year Ahead

The Solar Revolution Chart

The United States of America turns 250 years old on July 4, 2026. In fact, the actual Solar Revolution happens July 5, 2026 at 3:43 am. Here is the chart and my analysis follows. 


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To get started, it is a mutable chart with Gemini Ascendant ruled by Mercury in Cancer. The natal seventh house has come to prominence by rising. Uranus, Mars, and Ceres are rising. The Nodal Axis is cutting the chart in half from the 10th and 4th houses, leaving all traditional planets on the Eastern Hemisphere. For these features and other reasons written in this chart, this will be a crucial and critical year for this country. Let's explain one by one. 

During the year from this date to the next 'birthday', the country could be divided by ideas or factions, and will need adjustments to many fluctuations (Mutable dual Gemini). The ruler Mercury in Cancer is retrograde which indicates that things will be reviewed to be corrected and fixed in the domestic arena. Cancer being a cardinal sign ensures changes. Cancer also has to do with the protection of one's own, the home, the family and the home country, so national security could be one of the reasons for the dividing viewpoints. Mercury is in the decan of Pisces (ruled by Jupiter) and the Egyptian term of Jupiter. The issues to be 'repaired' are legal, ethical, or constitutional, and they regard international affairs, and even moral issues. The country will have to go back over the treatment of foreigners and over the previous assumption that they pose a threat to national security. 

Except for a semi-sextile with Venus, Mercury seems not to aspect any other planet, at least in terms of traditional aspects. I'll later revisit the reason why it "seems". An unaspected planet is considered free to act in exaggerated or whimsical ways, which Mercury does in this case. Lots of communications, declarations, messages, and news should be expected with this Mercury retrograde, who wants to find out and divulge past issues, put them on the table to be recognized and addressed. 

Moon rules this Mercury in Cancer, and she is in Pisces at the top of the chart with her North Node, in the decan of Cancer (very strong!) and in the Egyptian Term of Jupiter. All of what resonates with Mercury. Public emotional reactions shine the light on the issues that Mercury is addressing. In addition, Moon represents the people (the public opinion) and Pisces is the 4th whole sign house of the natal zodiac as well, which doubles the meaning of them coming to notoriety. The people recover their power, and the phenomenon will resonate around the globe going viral in the news. See this with Jupiter in Leo in the 3d house of communications. If you thought there was a lot of news already inflating the social media, you haven't yet seen anything comparable to what is coming. Jupiter will soon oppose Pluto: the technocratic powers through the internet and the artificial intelligence try to stop those conversations and manipulate the narrative as usual, threatening and even removing them all together from circulation. (See more below about the Cradle.) 

The planets on the Ascendant are the most powerful in the chart, and there is a lot to say about these planets. Not only is Mars conjunct Uranus with a very tight orb or 42', but they both are parallel to Ceres and Jupiter by declination at 20º North. This is a super duper conjunction to reckon with!! It means that they are working together as a team: the will power of impulsive aggression of Mars, the erratic eccentric and disturbing ideas of Uranus, the information feed of Ceres and the outbursting exaggerations of Jupiter can make things explode badly, and they will. Could the US get involved deeper in wars or other kinds of conflicts? Would the conflict be inside the country due to the division in two factions?  

The fixed Royal Star Aldebaran rises right next to the Ascendant, but its declination is 17º North and the Ascendant is at 22º of declination North, meaning that the star is below the horizon, therefore not visible. They have a 2 degree orb of separation by longitude and 5º orb separated by declination. Nonetheless, we may consider its influence since it is so bright and forbidding. "Aldebaran has been thought as eminently fortunate, portending riches and honor; and was one of the four Royal Stars, or Guardians of the Sky, of Persia, 5000 years ago, when it marked the vernal equinox." 1 The other three stars used to mark the other equinox and the two solstices, but not anymore due to the precession. 

Astrologers of ancient times have assigned the following meanings: 

"To Ptolemy, Aldebaran was a Mars-type star, and is 'fierce, full of courage, delights in military affairs, unquiet, seditious, with violence, troublesome, causes storms, tempest on land and sea, restlessness, riotous people, stirring up popular dissent and revolution, inflames the minds of the people with furious quarrels, and is enemy  of quiet and peace, madly desires civil and domestic wars."1

"Aldebaran is the Right and Bright Eye of the Bull. Called Lampaurus (the beacon) by Ptolemy, the royal fixed star of Mars nature was called Aldebaran by the Arabs, meaning “the one who follows the Pleiades.” If conjunct the Ascendant, this will point to extraordinary energy. Such a person will be able to be ahead of other people, will gain a leading position, and will be acknowledged, but also will make enemies through whom danger will threaten him or her."1

There will be more about its opposing relationship with Antares below. But these quotes give an idea of possible significations of Aldebaran that could be activated now that is conjunct the Ascendant. Moreover, even though it is below the horizon, something else makes her influence actually dramatic -or tragic maybe. Although Mercury, ruler of the Ascendant, is not conjunct this Star, they are parallel at 17º North (by declination), so Aldebaran's powerful light agitates Mercury over the entire year.

Additionally, the chart's Ascendant is parallel to the Sun at 22º North. The Sun is the vitality, and energy shining his light over the circumstances or events that the chart represents for the whole year. The Sun may also indicate the leadership taking the reins or leading the way somehow. 

There are two important configurations in this chart. One of them is Kaal Amrita Yoga (often called Reverse Kaal Sarpa Yoga). The Kaal Amrita is a Jyothish astrology configuration that occurs when all seven traditional planets (Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn) are positioned in one hemisphere and travelling from the North Node (Rahu) towards the South Node (Ketu). 

According to this Eastern Astrology school,

"Unlike its more famous counterpart, Kaal Sarpa Yoga—which focuses on material accumulation and worldly desires—Kaal Amrita Yoga is primarily associated with spiritual evolution, inner peace, and forced detachment from material attachments."2
The traits associated with this yoga are spiritual awakening, profound intuition, meditative depth, and psychic sensitivity. It has a component of karmic release, liberation, or
"forced detachment where external circumstances or losses systematically remove their attachments to wealth, ego, or material goals, steering them toward spiritual growth. It often brings life struggles: significant emotional unrest, feelings of isolation, and worldly difficulties until the native learns to surrender to the subtraction process rather than resist it."2

The other configuration is the Basket (also known as Cradle), where four planets are connected by sextiles, trines and one opposition. Venus in Leo opposite Pluto in Aquarius, define the Fixed Sign basket's dominant modality. The elements are Fire and Air. The masculine Signs promote active reactions, dynamism and an independent attitude, with an extrovert tendency. In order to use the Cradle energies efficiently and effectively, one needs diligent discipline, and a dose of ambition to endure with  patience.  The multiple sextiles and trines distribute the energy in a closed circuit, where all planets collaborate among themselves, but with a sense of being stuck and running in circles, not being able to detach and scattering the energy in too many areas. 

“The Cradle provides potential at an inspired and congruent level [...] to blend the three mode energies. On the other hand, it tends to lack determination or may disperse the energies across the four areas [of experience] based on the house placements."3 

[The cradle]“brings a stronger and more concrete dynamism to the areas indicated by the 4 planets involved. The sextiles indicate focused communication, whilst the oppositions give a broader vision of things and integrate complementary and antagonistic values, the trines provide stability”4

Therefore, all the experience is concentrated on that half hemisphere, and more specifically the four houses/Signs those planets activate. This Cradle promises heightened dynamic activity, lots of movement and ideological battles among self proclaimed 'inspired' ones who, having the power of money and influence, will fight to gain adepts, or at least social media followers. But be very careful of religious, political or philosophical 'gurus' claiming to own the truth. Disconnect and think for yourself.

Transit Over the Sibley Chart

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Let's explore just a few highlights about how the transiting chart impacts the natal chart. The cradle runs from the 3th through to the 9th house, occupying most of the relational houses, meaning that the country will be dealing with its capacity to discuss its interests with other countries, make deals, agreements. But also, there will be important reconsiderations of what people think reality is versus their beliefs. When the 3d, 5th, 7th and 9th houses are activated like this, for an individual it is a period of testing the level of maturity in relationships. This has a lot to do with people's own esteem versus how they value others. Pluto in the 3th house indicates a powerful transformation of the country's way of thinking and communicating, as well as how its people relates to the environment. Jupiter in the 9th house talks about international affairs of legal and even ethical content.

The fifth house of a country represents its popularity, imperialism, diplomacy among other less relevant issues, and Neptune transiting here denotes their weakening in the eyes of the world, confusion and delusion of grandeur. 5

Mars and Uranus in the 7th house (returning to their respective natal placements) stimulate conflicts with allies or attacks from enemies and a general difficulty in relationships and agreements with others, because they revive the violent origin of the country, born of a war. 

Transiting Saturn opposes natal Saturn and square natal Sun, blocking the authority of the President (represented by the Sun) by the demands of diplomacy, and by Congress activity and legislation. 5

Mercury retrograde period will have three passes over the natal Mercury. This signifies a review of old information in the area of shared assets, possibly relating to the president, because it rules the 10th house. Moreover, this could relate to the allies or enemies because it also rules the 7th house. 

The transiting Ascendant is exactly opposite the natal Ascendant in Sagittarius. This brings the relationships and alliances issues to the forefront. 

Mentioned above, Aldebaran is located at 10º Gemini, very close to the natal Descendant, denoting great opposition from  the 'others' or the enemies. The royal star Aldebaran, the star of illumination, is directly across the zodiac from Antares in Sagittarius, the star of anger, pride and revenge. There are people who think that these are new in recent few years. In this case, a review of its history needs to be done to discover the truth, and separate the facts from the story that was told for 250 years. 

US natal "Uranus conjunct Aldebaran gives extraordinary energy and capacity for work, whereby [it has gained] prestige and appreciation. On the other hand, the opposition of opponents is evoked by it."1

Maternus writes that Aldebaran “[…]when aspected by a malefic portends sudden and unexpected involvement in riots and sedition resulting in justly being condemned by the people.” But this star is also considered to be one of the most eminently fortunate stars in the sky, portending riches and honor (especially in war). Its natives will always seem to be under stress and in a constant state of anxiety but they are successful in making money.1

"Directly opposite Antares in the sidereal center of Taurus is Aldebaran, eye of the Bull. The Aldebaran / Antares axis is indicative of political systems, their people, and their opposing politics. Aldebaran holds and radiates vision for ideal physical logistics for authorities to put in place so as to aid the peoples of the Earth through evolutionary process and transition. Antares ensures that the current and accepted approaches and visions do not become static or antiquated. Antares ensures growth, evolution and change. If the Scorpion meets those bullheaded and stuck in their antiquated modality of life, the Scorpion's sting is not far off ~ hence its classical association with rebellious and destructive forces. Antares keeps the vision of Aldebaran up-to-date by challenging authoritarian powers. When there are rebellious or terrorizing forces assaulting the established order, this reflects the need to realize that the established order is no longer supporting in ways truly nourishing to the needs of the people, and requires some type of reform ~ reform that if denied, may result in some level of, otherwise unneeded, destruction." 6

The transiting Nodal Axis is extremely significant, because the South Node is in the 10th house 'draining' the power and reputation of the executive authority. The North Node, conversely, is empowering the public, the people, the foundation of the country, and by the way, the opposition to the official government.

The transits of Jupiter on the natal North Node and Pluto over the South Node, indicate the power struggles between what is culturally and morally appropriate and the technocratic power that manipulates information and media (brainwashing of society). The international affairs (9th house Jupiter) narrative is counter by the powerful technocratic propaganda. Hence, the news about the war, the global economy, commerce, treaties, and finances, are diametrically opposed, once one hears the official 'facts' compared with the foreign 'facts'.

Here, it is crucial to make a parenthesis and remember the start of the Jupiter Pluto cycle about 6 years ago. Their conjunction was at 23º Capricorn on November 12, 2020, right on the same place where Saturn conjoined Pluto in January 2020. The 22º 30' is one of the world points, which indicates that these conjunctions impact us all, everywhere. Please read my article about the Jupiter Pluto conjunction back then to understand the themes for their entire cycle. 7

And Chiron has ingressed Taurus, a dire time for Nature, for the production and distribution of food, and the global economy. Look back at Chiron's previous transits in Taurus between 1977 and 1984, if you were alive you might remember. Chiron in Taurus brings us to face our relationship with the body and the material reality of life.

Conclusion

Based on this analysis, the country will suffer great conflicts -if not civil war- inside the country, because of the radicalization of opposing political views. The crisis created by the dismantling of the entire federal government, either by decree or by unlawful procedures has submitted society and individual lives to great despair, and despondency, not to mention the complete lack of confidence in the supposed representation of political leaders. And when trust is lost, is gone from its roots to never come back. 

The birthday chart with all planets on the Eastern hemisphere indicate that the country is turning on itself, to take care of basic domestic issues, private as well as public. Below the horizon, the first house is survival, the second is sustenance or the necessary resources, the third is communication and basic education. Above the horizon, the 12th house is the blind spot, 11th house is the law and legislation, and the 10th house is the country's reputation as well as the executive and the party in power. All these areas are to be worked out between the Nodes, for the country to be able to release its toxic karma in order to reboot. 

With the Cradle in Fire and Air Signs, ideologies are inflamed and fed into the internal antagonism. There will probably be a lot of fires, physical and figurative. It's going to be a very pyrotechnic year, with lots of 'boom boom and pum pum', with possible earthquakes of sorts, volcano eruptions both physical and figurative. However, one needs to remember that, just like a baby being born with pains and blood, destruction and chaos are a necessary stage when something new is born.

Let us work for the best! Just a thought for this 'birthday': According to the Declaration of Independence, the people own the power. The Constitution establishes that people delegate their power on representatives who should be their expert employees executing the will of the people.

References

1- Fixed Star Aldebaran from Astrology King website 

2- Jiothishi Astrology, Kala Amrita 

3- The Cradle - lunarliving.org 

4- The Cradle - https://www.astrotheme.com/files/figures-composed-aspects.php

5- Michael Munkasey - House Keywords and More, was consulted regarding the significations of the houses in mundane astrology.

6- Nick Anthony Fiorenza, The Lunar Planner

7-  Jupiter Pluto Conjunction November 12, 2020,        https://satsangatastrology.blogspot.com/2020/11/jupiter-pluto-conjunction.html


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Monday, June 8, 2026

Solstice June 21, 2026

 A Basket Full of Surprises

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The June Solstice is one of the four main angles of the Tropical Zodiac marking the change of the seasons. The 0º Cancer is one of the zodiacal World Points indicating the beginning of the Summer in the Northern hemisphere and the Winter in the Southern hemisphere. It describes the energy for the next three months of the year, reason why, astrologers pay close attention to it. 


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The Ascendant

The chart is cast at Washington DC, because it seems that whatever happens in the US is now change the destiny of the entire world. You might agree or not, however and it is the sad reality. We live in an interdependent world where the law of the jungle prevails now: the stronger animal eats the weaker.

The Ascendant of the chart in Gemini features Uranus rising still square to the Nodes of Destiny. This planet is often associated with trauma, usually caused by unexpected turns of events, eccentric and erratic movements, decisions or shocks. A significant surprise might happen that turns things upside down. Keep in mind that with Uranus, nothing is foreseeable, it's always something you never imagined that could happen. Gemini talks a lot and gives a lot of information about it.

Uranus has been within orb of the square to the Lunar Nodes for a couple of weeks, it was perfect June 12, and is still operative at the Solstice. This indicates a powerful moment when there is a choice to make between Pisces (surrender) and Virgo (discernment). Uranus is applying to the South Node in Virgo in the 4th house, which means that things are switching from the public and authority figures to the people, the common folk. Uranus brings an air of liberation, and freedom from oppression.

Just one week later, Mars will square the Nodes on June 29 indicating an action that changes everything. (Please watch my video on the Capricorn Full Moon that also happens the same day) More so because, Mars will conjunct Uranus on July 4th. I refer you to my article on the chart for the 250th Anniversary of the US. 

The Ascendant in Gemini 9º is conjunct Ceres. Let's see what Ceres adds to the meaning of the entire chart. Ceres is the biggest asteroid and her archetype combines several meanings of the Mother. She is the nurturing mother doing everything necessary to promote growth, and the preservation of the physical aspects of life. She relates to food, food production, storage, supply and distribution, as well as the protection of life through feeding and sharing food. Ceres goes deeper into the mysteries of life and death, she helps us understand death, and resolve our fear of death. In fact, the mythological goddess Ceres was in charge of performing the rituals of death, guiding the dead through the threshold toward their final destination. She can help us understand issues of separation and renunciation. If you remember she was conjunct Saturn and Pluto in Capricorn on January 2020 at the start of the pandemic that had a lot to do with those themes.1 

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Ceres is also the archetype of the mystery of conversion of blood into life and life sustaining food. Rules the conversion of the blood from the womb (menstruation) into pregnancy, and the mother's blood into milk to breastfeed the newborn. 1

Ceres in Gemini conjunct the Ascendant is not minor influence. On the contrary, she defines the coming three months period. She is probably telling us to learn and talk about nutrition, the harvest, supply, availability, transportation and distribution of food as a key issues during this period. Since Mercury, Gemini ruler, is in Cancer, the conversations and teaching will concern home, shelter and family protection. Mercury in turn is in mutual reception with his ruler, the Moon. In close collaboration, they indicate the need to use discernment, be methodical and consider the implications on our health. 

Ceres conjunction with Uranus also relates to learning and using astrology to guide ourselves through these challenging circumstances where technology and specifically AI do not respect the natural processes and rhythms of the Earth. The cutting edge technological science develops ever more 'devices' and 'entities' in complete disregard for the consequences they may have on the environment, the soil, the water and the air necessary to grow and produce food. Observe that the Ascendant is trine Pluto in Aquarius, or the overwhelming power of technocracy.

Ceres is also strengthened by a sextile and parallel north with Venus in Leo. Venus is supporting Ceres job by making our desires take center stage in the conversations (3d house). People will talk about their needs and sensitivities regarding the ability to feed their families. 

The Sabian symbol for the 10th degree Gemini says

"An airplane performing a nose dive. A superior ability to challenge nature and play with danger. Through the controlled use of mental powers man is able to challenge the most basic force in nature: gravitation. [Man] challenges himself as well as outside. Gravitation is the universal binding force of the material world. By challenging it, man prepares himself to pierce beyond the physical and to reach higher realms of existence.

The symbol has a strong sense of finality. No possibility of half measures exists. Man is committed irrevocably to success or failure — at least as a conscious and self-reliant mind. The alternatives are clear-cut. One may describe it as MIND vs. MATTER, or as Man’s will against the fate that gravitation so aptly symbolizes."2

The way to interpret this description for the chart's Ascendant is that humans may think they can challenge the forces of Nature, however, not knowing all the principles that rule them, if they fail, it could be the end of Humanity. After all defying gravity is a life and death challenge, one either succeeds or dies.  

The Chart's Ruler

The chart's ruler is Mercury travelling very slowly now in preparation for his retrogradation on June 29, 2026. Mercury comes back to the 23º36' of Cancer two times: July 8 and August 5, 2026. Mercury here is a very busy fellow. He is parallel to Jupiter, even though he will revoke their longitudinal conjunction, meaning that he seems to be headed to meet Jupiter, but then turns retrograde before getting there. In addition, Mercury is at the apex of a small triangle, conversing with the Moon in Virgo and Mars in Taurus. 

Mercury thinks and talks about how to keep the family safe: asks Mars to work to find and store the necessary resources, energy and food, and asks the Moon to identify the problems that need solution, and to organize everything to ensure that all is in good order and well administered. 

Mercury, Jupiter and Uranus are also parallel North, which is similar to a strong conjunction. These three intellectual bodies are putting their heads together to discuss what is going on and how to deal with it. Mercury in Cancer brings the data: "I need to protect my family, I don't have a job, they need food, and I'm afraid they are not safe." Jupiter puts things in a bigger context: "Well, we have a global energy crisis at the moment that it doesn't show any way out for the time being, so we will have to explore other options". Uranus thinks out of the box: "We need innovative ways to obtain energy and food. Let's use the wind and the Sun to produce energy. Let's use traditional agricultural methods to farm because there are no more fertilizers and other supplies we used to have." ☺️

Pluto contraparallel the Sun represents an invisible effect, a powerful opposition to the authority figure as well as warping the communications (Sun ruled Leo 3d house). They use propaganda and manipulation of information by remaking data and news to brainwash the public in an attempt to earn their support. This is, of course, nothing new, Neptune sextile Pluto has done it for more than 80 years, yet many people have fallen in the trap due to ignorance and lack of critical thinking.

The Basket or Cradle that is forming involves the Venus Pluto opposition both sextiling Uranus and Neptune. I will explain its meaning more extensively in the next article when I write about the 250th Anniversary of the US. For now, it's enough to say that Pluto exercises a huge pressure over Venus. Taking Venus as the planet of harmony, peace and relationships, the opposition of Pluto represents taking what one wants by force, regardless of the other's feelings or desires. One way to illustrate it, it's the Beauty and the Bully, or the elephant in the porcelaine bazar. There is no possible appeasement or agreement because trust has been violated. Neptune and Uranus are easily adding to the fire. More to come. 

Transits to the Sibley Chart


Solstice on US chart

Just a few highlights. 

Uranus return has always been associated with a significant war in the history of the US in a timely manner. Not surprising that it is currently involved in yet another one. Though, if you think about them, they have all defined an important new chapter: the independence, the end of slavery, the start of its hegemony, and now an obvious decline... but, who knows!

The transiting Moon conjoins natal Neptune at the top of the chart, showing the great confusion, ambiguity, and even dilutions, which smear the public image of the country. 

Transiting South Node on the 10th house has weakened not only the executive branch of government, but also the governing political party, whereas the North Node has been strengthening the people and the opposition. By the way, the North Node is applying very closely to the natal  Moon. 

Transiting Pluto by the natal South Node denotes the obsession with looking back at the past glories that are no more.

Transiting Saturn square the natal Sun represents the criticism, restrictions and the reckoning to which the President is now submitted. Saturn will have three passes June 12, September 9, in 2026, and March 2, 2027. There will be no respite! At the same time, transiting Saturn opposes natal Saturn, and will station direct at the exact degree. Last time this one happened, in 1997 Great Britain returned Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China that started the "One Country, Two Systems" policy. I'd say that it resonates with the current flow of events.

In conclusion, the situation is very complex; whereas the US government has its eye on the international affairs (Venus transiting 9th house), people inside the country are neglected and suffering from lack of resources they need to thrive. 

References

1- Demetra George with Douglas Bloch, Asteroid Goddesses, The Mythology, Psychology and  Astrology of the Reemerging Feminine. 

2- Dane Rudhyar, An Astrological Mandala

Charts are cast in Solar Fire

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